# West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (formerly West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

## Geography

The district includes the regional districts of Sunshine Coast, the southern portion of the Squamish–Lillooet Regional District, including the municipalities of Whistler, Squamish, Pemberton; and West Vancouver, Lions Bay and Bowen Island, which are in the Metro Vancouver Regional District.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 92,880 | 72.09% | 87,080 | 74.65% | 87,300 | 78.79% |
| East Asian | 12,610 | 9.79% | 11,245 | 9.64% | 7,710 | 6.96% |
| Indigenous | 7,150 | 5.55% | 6,630 | 5.68% | 5,495 | 4.96% |
| Middle Eastern | 6,410 | 4.97% | 4,760 | 4.08% | 4,035 | 3.64% |
| South Asian | 3,665 | 2.84% | 2,820 | 2.42% | 2,485 | 2.24% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,055 | 2.37% | 2,450 | 2.1% | 2,220 | 2% |
| Latin American | 1,175 | 0.91% | 635 | 0.54% | 405 | 0.37% |
| African | 760 | 0.59% | 465 | 0.4% | 565 | 0.51% |
| Other | 1,145 | 0.89% | 575 | 0.49% | 590 | 0.53% |
| Total responses | 128,845 | 98.2% | 116,650 | 97.93% | 110,805 | 98.17% |
| Total population | 131,206 | 100% | 119,113 | 100% | 112,875 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2016 Canadian census; 2013 representation
Languages: 76.9% English, 4.4% Mandarin, 3.8% Persian, 2.4% French, 1.9% German, 1.0% Punjabi, Religions (2011): 42.4% Christian (13.3% Catholic, 8.6% Anglican, 6.8% United Church, 1.6% Baptist, 1.5% Lutheran, 1.1% Presbyterian, 9.5% Other), 3.3% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.0% Jewish, 1.0% Sikh, 49.3% No religion
Median income (2015): $35,774
Average income (2015): $65,168

## History

The electoral district was created as "West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast" in 1996 from parts of Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River ridings.
In 2003, it was renamed "West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country". At 48 characters, this was the current longest riding name in Canada until 2015, when it was overtaken by the renamed, 49-character Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
The riding or electoral district is also the first to have been represented in Parliament by a member of the Green Party, Blair Wilson. Elected as part of the Liberal party, he crossed the floor later in his career to become a member of the Green Party representing West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. However, this came immediately before the 2008 federal election, in which he was defeated, and he never had the opportunity to sit in the House as a Green MP.
The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name would be contested in future elections. The redefined West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country:
* loses the Powell River Regional District to the district of North Island—Powell River;
* regains the community of Pemberton and area that had been transferred from it to Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon in the previous redistribution; and
* sees its boundary with North Vancouver adjusted to correspond to the boundaries between the District of North Vancouver, West Vancouver and the Capilano Indian Reserve.
These new boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.
During the 2022 retribution the area south of the Trans-Canada Highway and east of 21 St, was cut out of the riding and added to North Vancouver—Capilano.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast Riding created from Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | John Reynolds | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | John Reynolds | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | John Reynolds | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | John Reynolds | Conservative |
| West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country |||||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | John Reynolds | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2007 | Blair Wilson | Liberal |
| 39th | 2007–2008 | Blair Wilson | Independent |
| 39th | 2008–2008 | Blair Wilson | Green |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | John Weston | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | John Weston | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Patrick Weiler | Liberal |
| 44th | 2021–present | Patrick Weiler | Liberal |

### Current member of Parliament

Patrick Weiler is the current member of Parliament for this riding. He was elected after the incumbent, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones chose not to run for re-election in the 2019 federal election.

### Former members of Parliament

The first member of Parliament to represent the riding was John Reynolds, a former sales and marketing consultant. He was first elected in the 1997 election. He was a member of the Reform Party, and its successors the Canadian Alliance and the Conservative Party. After Stockwell Day was pushed out as leader of the Canadian Alliance, Reynolds served as interim leader and Leader of the Official Opposition. He served as a member on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Reynolds did not run in the 2006 general election.
Liberal Blair Wilson was elected in the 2006 federal election. Wilson, a chartered accountant and a former restaurant owner, was the first Liberal MP for the historically Conservative riding. He lost to former MP John Reynolds in the 2004 federal election. Wilson resigned from caucus in October 2007 after allegations of improper campaign spending and failure to mention several legal and financial troubles during three nomination vetting processes. He remained a Liberal but not in caucus. In January 2008, Wilson became an Independent. He then joined the Green Party on August 30, 2008, becoming its first MP. Running under the Green banner in the election called only days later, he was defeated by Conservative John Weston. John Weston was defeated by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones on October 19, 2015. In the 2019 federal election, Patrick Weiler won for the Liberals after Goldsmith-Jones did not run for re-election.

## Election results
### West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country

2025 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Jäger Rosenberg | | | |
| | Conservative | Keith Roy | | | |
| | Green | Lauren Greenlaw | | | |
| | Liberal | Patrick Weiler | | | |
| | People's | Peyman Askari | | | |
| | Animal Protection | Sanaz Mani | | | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | | – | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,717 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patrick Weiler | 21,500 | 33.9 | | $107,414.31 |
| | Conservative | John Weston | 19,062 | 30.0 | | $123,189.13 |
| | New Democratic | Avi Lewis | 16,265 | 25.6 | | $117,546.51 |
| | Green | Mike Simpson | 4,108 | 6.5 | | $35,992.60 |
| | People's | Doug Bebb | 2,299 | 3.6 | | $26,851.53 |
| | Rhinoceros | Gordon Jeffrey | 98 | 0.2 | | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Chris MacGregor | 77 | 0.1 | | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Terry Grimwood | 50 | 0.1 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,459 | – | – | $131,270.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 279 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64.6% |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,256 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 18,509 | 33.05 |
| Conservative | 16,319 | 29.14 |
| New Democratic | 15,058 | 26.89 |
| Green | 3,809 | 6.80 |
| People's | 2,103 | 3.76 |
| Others | 207 | 0.37 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Patrick Weiler | 22,673 | 34.89 | -19.73 | $117,192.92 |
| | Conservative | Gabrielle Loren | 17,359 | 26.71 | +0.52 | $110,144.62 |
| | Green | Dana Taylor | 14,579 | 22.44 | +13.55 | $61,513.07 |
| | New Democratic | Judith Wilson | 9,027 | 13.89 | +4.03 | $5,518.93 |
| | People's | Robert Douglas Bebb | 1,010 | 1.55 | | $20,418.15 |
| | Rhinoceros | Gordon Jeffrey | 173 | 0.27 | | none listed |
| | Independent | Terry Grimwood | 159 | 0.24 | | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 64,980 | 99.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 335 | 0.51 | +0.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,315 | 68.47 | -5.11 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 95,395 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.12 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones | 36,300 | 54.62 | +30.81 | $180,025.50 |
| | Conservative | John Weston | 17,411 | 26.20 | -19.59 | $199,351.34 |
| | New Democratic | Larry Koopman | 6,554 | 9.86 | -11.61 | – |
| | Green | Ken Melamed | 5,907 | 8.89 | +1.26 | $129,042.88 |
| | Marijuana | Robin Kehler | 180 | 0.27 | – | $176.40 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carol-Lee Chapman | 106 | 0.16 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 66,458 | 99.74 | | $241,170.76 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 173 | 0.26 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,631 | 73.58 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 90,554 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +25.20 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,840 | 45.79 |
| Liberal | 12,395 | 23.81 |
| New Democratic | 11,177 | 21.47 |
| Green | 3,971 | 7.63 |
| Others | 680 | 1.31 |
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Weston | 28,614 | 45.53 | +0.96 |
| | New Democratic | Terry Platt | 14,828 | 23.59 | +9.16 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Veniez | 14,123 | 22.47 | -4.10 |
| | Green | Brennan Wauters | 4,436 | 7.06 | -7.37 |
| | Progressive Canadian | Roger Lagassé | 293 | 0.47 | – |
| | Libertarian | Tunya Audain | 250 | 0.40 | – |
| | Western Block | Allan Holt | 156 | 0.25 | – |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Carol Lee Chapman | 87 | 0.14 | – |
| | Canadian Action | Doug Hartt | 64 | 0.10 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 62,851 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 221 | 0.35 | +0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,072 | 64.17 | -0.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 98,293 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -4.10 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Weston | 26,949 | 44.57 | +8.60 | $94,785 |
| | Liberal | Ian Sutherland | 16,069 | 26.57 | -10.93 | $74,135 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Forst | 8,728 | 14.43 | -5.63 | $18,762 |
| | Green | Blair Wilson | 8,723 | 14.43 | +8.20 | $95,067 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 60,469 | 100.0 | | $100,350 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 208 | 0.34 | +0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,677 | 64.45 | -4.10 |
| | Conservative gain from Green | Conservative gain from Green | Swing | Swing | +9.76 |
| Green candidate Blair Wilson lost 23.07 percentage points from his 2006 performance as a Liberal. |||||||
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Blair Wilson | 23,867 | 37.50 | +4.99 | $82,304 |
| | Conservative | John Weston | 22,881 | 35.97 | +0.68 | $86,639 |
| | New Democratic | Judith Wilson | 12,766 | 20.06 | -1.66 | $50,621 |
| | Green | Silvaine Zimmermann | 3,966 | 6.23 | -3.49 | $3,532 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anne Jamieson | 145 | 0.22 | +0.02 | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 63,635 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 144 | 0.23 | ±0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,779 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | +2.84 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | John Reynolds | 21,372 | 35.29 | -22.04 | $81,933 |
| | Liberal | Blair Wilson | 19,685 | 32.51 | +5.91 | $81,023 |
| | New Democratic | Nicholas Simons | 13,156 | 21.72 | +15.43 | $29,779 |
| | Green | Andrea Goldsmith | 5,887 | 9.72 | +4.83 | $28,167 |
| | Canadian Action | Marc Bombois | 321 | 0.53 | -1.30 | $117 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Anne Jamieson | 123 | 0.20 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 60,544 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 139 | 0.23 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,683 | 66.00 | +2.81 |
| | Conservative notional hold | Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | -13.98 |
| Conservative change is from the combination of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote. |||||||

### West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast

2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | John Reynolds | 25,546 | 47.96 | +7.91 | $65,492 |
| | Liberal | Ian McKay | 14,169 | 26.60 | -7.92 | $60,517 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kate Manvell | 4,993 | 9.37 | +1.01 | $5,777 |
| | New Democratic | Telis Savvaidis | 3,351 | 6.29 | -5.64 | $9,069 |
| | Green | Jane Bishop | 2,605 | 4.89 | +0.27 | $3,816 |
| | Marijuana | Dana Larsen | 1,618 | 3.03 | – | |
| | Canadian Action | Marc Bombois | 976 | 1.83 | – | $3,227 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,258 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.29 | -0.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,413 | 63.81 | -2.99 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +7.92 |
| Canadian Alliance change is based on the Reform Party vote. |||||||
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Reform | John Reynolds | 20,092 | 40.05 | $62,107 |
| | Liberal | Phil Boname | 17,318 | 34.52 | $62,278 |
| | New Democratic | Clark Banks | 5,988 | 11.93 | $9,548 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dave Thomas | 4,194 | 8.36 | $36,317 |
| | Green | Lisa Barrett | 2,318 | 4.62 | $935 |
| | Natural Law | David Grayson | 254 | 0.50 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,164 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 199 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,363 | 66.80 |
| This riding was created from parts of Capilano—Howe Sound and North Island—Powell River, both of which elected Reform candidates in the last election. John Reynolds was the incumbent from North Island—Powell River. |||||||